Residents in east Las Vegas are raising urgent concerns about a crosswalk at Eastern Avenue and Isabelle Avenue, near Sunrise Acres Elementary School and Roy Martin Middle School, which they believe poses a danger. Community members refer to that intersection as “scary” and said there have been years of property damage, crashes, and near misses with pedestrians.
Although the crosswalk is designated for children by the schools, many drivers speed and fail to yield, creating a fear for children. Surveillance footage shows cars swerving onto the sidewalks, crashing into walls and trees, and narrowly missing pedestrians in the intersection.
“It’s pretty bad every day, you see [cars driving] 60 or 70 miles per hour,” local resident Larry Smith said. “It’s just crazy. People just think they have somewhere really important to go that’s more important than their kid or my nephew.”…